Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip

    Sumo

  2. having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

    Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role

Kun
わきわけ
On
キョウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1806 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4b6.3The Kanji Dictionary
7422.7Four corner code
8107Unicode hex code
1-47-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3765Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4807New Nelson (John Haig)
952New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1188Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
870Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
935Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1583A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1083Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
29467Morohashi
1336Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
879Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xie2Pinyin reading
hyeobKorean reading
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

Kun
あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い
On
カン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1248 of 2500
Radical
sweet
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

かも

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-4-2SKIP code
0a5.32The Kanji Dictionary
4477.0Four corner code
1978deroo
7518Unicode hex code
1-20-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2988Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3710New Nelson (John Haig)
3494New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4306Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2176Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2930Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1757Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1894Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1212A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
207Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1333Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21643Morohashi
1093A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1492Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1591Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1052Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
345Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1773Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gan1Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level